The marriage-related risk factors during maternal pregnancy in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-212

  Lee, C Y ^a   Chang, Yong Yuan ^a,c   Lung, F W ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Case control study; Marital adaptation; Marital satisfaction; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33644837209     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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